It's still about Malang city a while ago. When I finished visiting a mall near my hotel, I drove to a museum of struggle. It's called the Brawijaya museum. It was like an accidental visit, because it was on the way back to the hotel.
So, here we go...
BRAWIJAYA MUSEUM
From the very front of the Museum, visitors will be greeted with a statue of the national hero, General Soedirman. In addition, the beginning is equipped with the general's personal data, such as: name, rank, position, date of birth and date of death, religion, wife's name, number of children. You can certainly find the complete data through seizures on your smart phone.
As the day was getting very hot, I quickly entered, visitors will see a row of Brawijaya commanders from 1955 to 1983
Then there is a map that is embossed like a relief, there is written the territory of Majapahit, understandably, this military camp is named Brawijaya which comes from the Majapahit kingdom. In addition, on one side of the map, there is a map of Brawijaya's duty area with a brief explanation below the map.
In fact, I was unlucky when I visited, as it turned out that the opening hours for the museum had run out. So, I couldn't explore more about the contents of the Brawijaya Military Museum. However, I was still allowed to walk around in the middle alley. It was also very interesting and like the outdoor space of the museum.
- ROWING BOAT-SHAPED TABLE CHAIR SET
The first thing I found when heading to the backyard was a set of tables and chairs designed to resemble a rowing boat. Wait a minute... I don't know if this was intentionally designed to resemble a rowing boat, or was it originally a real rowing boat that was later converted into a table? But, I think it's just a design. The chair was also designed that way. The paint used also tends to resemble the colour of wood. The top part of the table is covered with thick glass, because the centre is concave and insulated, similar to a real rowing boat.
There is no caption on it. On the back wall of this set of table and chairs is a board explaining the history of the battle of Malang, along with illustrations.
- THE DEATH TRAIN CARRIAGE
You've heard the story of the death train in the holocaust? Yup... I felt like I was returning to that story when I found the death carriage that was placed there as a silent witness to history. Oh, of course it's not from the dark history of the holocaust, but this death carriage is one of three that were used by the VOC to transport 100 captive Indonesian fighters. This carriage transferred prisoners from Bondowoso to Bubutan prison in Surabaya on 23-22-1947. Of course, I was able to find out this information thanks to a board attached to one of the carriages. As a result of this tragedy, 46 people died, 11 were critically injured, 31 were slightly injured, and 12 others were healthy. The whole carriage looks heavy, like it's made of wrought iron.
As this is in the back garden, there is a seat in the centre of the garden for visitors to rest on. A very simple wooden seat
- A SEGIGIR BOAT
Another thing that is kept in the Brawijaya museum is the Segigir Boat. Looking at the paint colour, which is still bright and looks clean, it looks like a very well-maintained boat. There is a small board that briefly explains about this boat. Kono, in the description, this boat was once used by Joko Tole Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Chandra Hasan from Prenduan, Madura, to Paiton Probolinggo in November 1947.
Unfortunately, I can only show you that part of the museum. However, can I show you the coffee corner that is still part of the museum building?
COFFEE CORNER
This is actually a kind of canteen that anyone can visit, however, the operating hours follow the museum's office hours. What interested me was the furniture used in this canteen.
1.I saw a set of tables and chairs made of coconut tree wood. Yep... this coconut tree wood has a very distinctive texture. In my village, the trunk of the coconut tree is called glugu. It's not the same as other areas. I often play around with this wood so I'm very impressed.
2.a set of table and chairs with low, curved arms. The seat and back are woven from bamboo. This is also an old model. So, these chairs were found in many houses in the 80-90s.
3.A tall, slender shelf with five tiers. The shelves and the displays are very nice: on the top one is a musical instrument from West Java called angklung, on the second one is an old-fashioned typewriter, and on the fourth shelf is an antique water jug or kettle, while on the last shelf is an antique radio that is partly made of wood.
4.The antique radios and loudspeakers all blend in with the rest of the furniture and then, when viewed as one unit, they are all predominantly wooden. Beautiful, isn't it?
5.The last touch is an old bicycle. I call it an onthel. A bicycle that many of our grandparents owned back in the day.
That's all for now, my trip to Brawijaya Museum. I hope you enjoyed the writing as well as the photos I included. Thank you very much for your appreciation
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